Hi all, Thought it might help some others out that may need to put up an OTA antenna up high and want to do it more safely. Here are some pictures of a system I came up with years ago for use with my ham radio antenna. It would also work great for a UHF OTA antenna like the SR-15.
Found this large hinge at Home Depot. It allows the mast to be easily laid down for installing and working on the antenna.
U clamps used to mount the hinge to the mast.
Reaching for the sky. Can easily get 23 feet above the ground or more if needed. The mast is made from 1 5/8 fence post. It comes in 21 foot sections so if you cement a 6 foot section in the ground 4 feet deep that leaves 2 feet above the ground.
Upper U clamp details.
Wall mount version.
SR-15 UHF beam. Note - I did not need to go up very high to get a strong signal so I mounted it under the dish. The dish would not be mounted like this if you need to go up higher.
Hope this helps give ideas.
Later, DC
Found this large hinge at Home Depot. It allows the mast to be easily laid down for installing and working on the antenna.
U clamps used to mount the hinge to the mast.
Reaching for the sky. Can easily get 23 feet above the ground or more if needed. The mast is made from 1 5/8 fence post. It comes in 21 foot sections so if you cement a 6 foot section in the ground 4 feet deep that leaves 2 feet above the ground.
Upper U clamp details.
Wall mount version.
SR-15 UHF beam. Note - I did not need to go up very high to get a strong signal so I mounted it under the dish. The dish would not be mounted like this if you need to go up higher.
Hope this helps give ideas.
Later, DC
